Hair accessory with hair attachment

ABSTRACT

A hair accessory may include a head band comprising a front end and a back end. Bangs may be attached to the front end of the hair band. At least one length of hair may attach to the back end of the hair band. A user may place the hair accessory on their head and comb through the hair accessory and their natural hair to provide a blended, fully look to their hair.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No.61/825,339, filed May 20, 2013, the contents of which are hereinincorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to hair accessories and, moreparticularly, to a hair accessory with hair attachments.

Women with thinning hair look for ways to quickly and inexpensively fillin their hair and achieve bangs and length without the time, difficultyand expense of hair extensions or wigs. Human hair wigs are expensivedue to the amount of human hair and the labor and manufacturing time. Inwarmer weather, these wigs are hot and uncomfortable. Hair extensionsare expensive and require installation and maintenance fromprofessionals.

As can be seen, there is a need for a hair accessory with a hairattachment that requires less time to manufacture, less human hair andrequires no professional installation or maintenance which will be morecost effective for the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect of the present invention, a hair accessory comprises: ahead band comprising a front end and a back end; bangs attached to thefront end of the hair band; and at least one length of hair attached tothe back end of the hair band.

In another aspect of the present invention, a method for filling in hairwhile achieving bangs and length in hair comprises: placing a hairaccessory securely on a head of a user, wherein the hair accessorycomprises a head band comprising a front end and a back end; bangsattached to the front end of the hair band; and at least one length ofhair attached to the back end of the hair band;

combing the bangs and the hair into natural hair of the user; andblending the natural hair with the bangs and hair of the hair accessory.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with reference to the followingdrawings, description and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention shown in use;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention; FIG. 4 is a side view of an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is a section view of an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 7 is a front view of an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 10 is a front view of an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention; and

FIG. 11 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplatedmodes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. Thedescription is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merelyfor the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention,since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hairaccessory that may include a head band comprising a front end and a backend. At least one length of bangs may be attached to the front end ofthe hair band. At least one length of hair may attach to the back end ofthe hair band. A user may place the hair accessory on their head andcomb through the hair accessory and their natural hair to provide ablended, fully look to their hair.

As is illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 11, a hair accessory may include ahead band 10. The head band 10 may include an area where decorativeitems 16 may be removably attached. The head band 10 may have a frontend 30 and a back end 32. Along the head band 10 may be at least onefront attachment point 26 and at least one back attachment point 28.

In certain embodiments, attached to the front end 30 of the head band 10may be at least one length of bangs. The at least one length of bangsmay be in a long bang embodiment 12, a short bang embodiment 18, amedium bang embodiment 22, or the like. In certain embodiments, attachedto the back end 32 of the head band 10 may be at least one length ofhair. The at least one length of hair may be in a long hair embodiment14, a short hair embodiment 20, a medium hair embodiment 24 or the like.

A method of making the hair accessory may comprise the following steps:fabricating a head band 10 with at least one front attachment point 26running along the front end 30 of the head band 10 and at least one backattachment point 28 running along the back end 32 of the head band forattaching the at least one length of hair and the at least one length ofbangs. In certain embodiments, attachment methods may be used such asweave, clip, glue or the like in attaching the at least one length ofhair and at least one length of bangs to the head band 10 of the presentinvention. In certain embodiments, the at least one length of hair maybe human hair. In alternate embodiments, the at least one length of hairmay be made with synthetic hair, non-human hair and the like. In certainembodiments, the at least one length of hair and at least one length ofbangs may be of differing colors, thicknesses and lengths of material toallow for changing the look of the present invention without purchasingmultiple accessories. In certain embodiments, the at least one length ofhair may be a set length that the user may cut to a desired length. Incertain embodiments, the hair accessory may be purchased with variousset lengths, such as a long length, a medium length, a short length andthe like. In certain embodiments, the at least one length of bangs maybe a length of approximately twelve inches initially. The user may cutthe bangs to the desired length. The at least one length of hair may beof any length. In certain embodiments, a long hair embodiment 14 mayhave a length of approximately eighteen to twenty inches. In certainembodiments, a medium hair embodiment 24 may have a length ofapproximately ten to twelve inches. In certain embodiments, a short hairembodiment 20 may have a length of approximately five to eight inches.

A method of using the hair accessory may include the following. A usermay place the hair accessory securely on their head and comb the atleast one length of bangs and the at least one length of hair into theirnatural hair of the user, blending the natural hair with the at leastone length of bangs and hair of the hair accessory. The user may cut thehair and at least one length of bangs to a desired length. The at leastone length of hair and at least one length of bangs from the hairaccessory may allow for the complete coverage of hair over the head ofthe user integrating the natural hair of the user to create a finishedlook.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates toexemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hair accessory comprising: a head bandcomprising a front end and a back end; at least one length of bangsattached to the front end of the hair band; and at least one length ofhair attached to the back end of the hair band.
 2. The hair accessory ofclaim 1, wherein the at least one length of hair attached to the backend of the head band is from approximately ten inches to approximatelytwelve inches in length.
 3. The hair accessory of claim 1, wherein theat least one length of hair attached to the back end of the head band isfrom approximately eighteen inches to approximately twenty inches inlength.
 4. The hair accessory of claim 1, wherein the at least onelength of hair attached to the back end of the head band is fromapproximately five inches to approximately eight inches in length. 5.The hair accessory of claim 1, further comprising at least one frontattachment point and at least one back attachment point along the headband, wherein the at least one length of bangs attach to the head bandat the at least one front attachment point and the at least one lengthof hair attaches to the head band at the at least one back attachmentpoint.
 6. The hair accessory of claim 1, further comprising at least onedecorative item removably attached to the head band.
 7. A method forfilling in hair while achieving bangs and length in hair comprising:placing a hair accessory securely on a head of a user, wherein the hairaccessory comprises a head band comprising a front end and a back end;at least one length of bangs attached to the front end of the hair band;and at least one length of hair attached to the back end of the hairband; combing the at least one length of bangs and the at least onelength of hair into a plurality of natural hair of the user; andblending the plurality of natural hair with the at least one length ofbangs and at least one length of hair of the hair accessory.
 8. Themethod of claim 7, further comprising the step of cutting the length ofthe hair and at least one length of bangs to a desired length.
 9. Themethod of claim 7, wherein the hair accessory further comprises at leastone decorative item removably attached to the head band.
 10. The methodof claim 7, wherein the hair accessory further comprising at least onefront attachment point and at least one back attachment point along thehead band, wherein the at least one length of bangs attach to the headband at the at least one front attachment point and the at least onelength of hair attaches to the head band at the at least one backattachment point.